MCB Capital Markets (www.MCBcm.com), the investment banking arm of MCB Group (www.MCBgroup.com), the largest banking group in Mauritius, is acting as Transaction Advisor to SANNE Group plc (“SANNE”) (www.SANNEgroupplc.com), on the US$ 127.3 million acquisition of International Financial Services and IFS Trustees (IFS), a leading Mauritius-based provider of fund and corporate administration services to corporates and alternative asset managers.
SANNE is a specialist global provider of outsourced corporate, fund and private client administration, reporting and fiduciary services, based in Jersey. The company was established in 1988 and is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of approximately US$ 700 million.
In a regulatory news announcement this morning (GMT), SANNE said that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of IFS. The consideration will be settled in a mixture of cash, financed from the proceeds of a capital raising, and SANNE shares. The acquisition is expected to be immediately earnings enhancing and is conditional upon receiving, among other things, SANNE shareholder approval and certain regulatory clearances. The transaction is expected to complete in early January 2017.
IFS was established in 1993 by Couldip Lala and Dev Joory, two pioneers of the Mauritian offshore management industry, who grew the business to become one of the largest in the sector. IFS employs 260 employees in Mauritius, provides services to over 1,000 entities and administers assets in excess of US$ 87 billion.
Dean Godwin, Chief Executive Officer of SANNE Group plc, commented:
“This acquisition enables SANNE to further realise its ambition of building a leading global business. IFS is highly profitable, with a service offering and client base extremely complementary to SANNE’s. Mauritius is one of the leading international financial centres for foreign investment into Africa and India and this transaction provides us with a significant platform to both support clients in these attractive regions and grow our emerging markets presence. I am delighted to welcome the IFS team to the Group and we are excited about the opportunities to come.”
Couldip Lala, Founder Director of IFS commented:
“We are very excited to be joining SANNE and be part of a leading global organisation recognised for its high quality client services. This blends with our strategy of geographical, product and services diversification. Our professional staff will benefit from knowledge-sharing across jurisdictions and strive to build expertise in different products and services. Our clients will continue to be provided with services they have become accustomed to and can now take advantage of SANNE’s range of institutionally-focused fund and corporate administration and reporting services available in other jurisdictions as well.”
Rony Lam, Chief Executive Officer of MCB Capital Markets, commented:
“We are proud to be acting as Transaction Advisor to a large UK listed company on such a major strategic move. I believe it is the first time that a Mauritian investment bank has orchestrated and successfully executed a cross-border inbound M&A transaction of this size and complexity. This reinforces our position to advise sophisticated clients who wish to start or grow their operations in Africa.”
Carey Olsen (Jersey) acted as Legal Advisor and PWC (London) provided due diligence advice to SANNE. Investec Bank plc acted as Sponsor, Financial Adviser, Bookrunner and Broker.
Distributed by APO on behalf of The Mauritius Commercial Bank Ltd (MCB).
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About SANNE Group plc
SANNE (www.SANNEgroupplc.com) is a specialist global provider of outsourced corporate, fund and private client administration, reporting and fiduciary services. Established for over 25 years and listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, SANNE employs more than 700 people worldwide and administers structures and funds that have in excess of £100 billion of assets. Key clients include alternative asset managers, financial institutions, family offices, UHNWIs and corporates. SANNE has a presence in established international financial centres spread across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific.
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About MCB Capital Markets
MCB Capital Markets (http://www.MCBcm.com/en) is the investment banking arm of MCB Group, the largest banking group in Mauritius. The company provides a broad range of services under one roof, including corporate finance advice, asset management, stockbroking, private equity, structured products and registrar. Based in Mauritius, the team works with clients wishing to start or grow their operations in Africa and helps them develop solutions that meet their financing, strategic and investment objectives.
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